Beau Geste 1926  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Norman Trevor, William Powell, George Regas, Bernard Siegel, Victor McLaglen, Donald Stuart, Ram Singh, Redmond Finlay, Paul McAllister
After his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice Joyce) steals valuable jewelry, Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) takes the blame and then flees the country with his brothers, Digby (Neil Hamilton) and John (Ralph Forbes). They join the French Foreign Legion, and Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah Beery) who, unbeknownst to the brothers, is aware that Beau is wanted by the police. Lejaune plots to get the jewels that are rumored to be in Beau's possession, but Arab forces attack, and Beau is killed. More tragedies ensue before John is the sole surviving brother, and he heads home to his fiancee Isobel (Mary Brian). An exellent silent film.
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Beau Ideal 1931  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Frank McCormick, Ralph Forbes, Loretta Young, Irene Rich, Lester Vail, Otto Matieson, Don Alvarado, Bernard Siegel, Myrtle Stedman, John St. Polis, Hale Hamilton, George Regas, Bernard Siegel
Ralph Forbes, who starred in the 1926 silent film, "Beau Geste," returns to his role in this sequel that involves the desert reunion of childhood friends John Geste (Ralph Forbes) and Otis Madison (Lester Vail).
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh 1928  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young, Cissy Fitzgerald, Nils Asther, Gwen Lee
Circus clown Tito Beppi (Lon Chaney) adopted and raised a young girl, Simonetta (Loretta Young), who has matured into a beautiful woman, and Tito's feelings toward her have changed from fatherly to amorous. Simonetta learns of his feelings, pities him, and declares her love for him. Matters come to a head when Simonetta falls in love with Count Luigi Ravelli (Nils Asther), and Tito performs a suicidal circus stunt leaving Simonetta free to marry the Count.
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| 1. Beau Geste (1926)
2. Beau Ideal (1931)
3. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
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